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Money, money, money
By Peter Funt
Slick Willie Sutton, the 1930s bandit who favored elaborate disguises, was once asked why he robbed banks. He famously replied, “Because that’s where the money is.”
Oh, how times have changed. The other day my daughter, Stephanie, walked into the Chase branch in South San Francisco, seeking 16 quarters to do her laundry. She was informed by the teller: “We don’t handle cash anymore.”
Wait, what? A bank that refuses to give or take…money?
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